Emergency
During regular operating hours, our doctors are available to see many emergency cases but may recommend you take your pet to an emergency clinic immediately if it’s in extreme distress. Please call us if your companion animal experiences severe bleeding, vomiting, diarrhea, lameness or lethargy, heatstroke, is choking or unable to pass stool or urine, has ingested a toxin, sustained an eye or traumatic injury, has difficulty breathing or is unconscious. Alerting us to your pet's symptoms will help us prepare equipment and instruments that may be needed once you arrive at the clinic. Should the doctors determine your pet is in need of critical support, we may direct you to a referral center.
Depending on your pet’s condition, we may immediately transfer him or her to our treatment area for a doctor to examine. Once an exam is completed, we’ll share the doctor’s findings with you and discuss care and treatment options. BRVC does not have overnight staffing so pets admitted to the clinic on an emergency basis may need to be transferred to a 24-hour clinic where they can receive round-the-clock monitoring and care.
If a pet emergency arises when our clinic is closed, we recommend calling the emergency clinic closest to you before leaving your home for guidance.
There are many emergency veterinary hospitals in the Chicagoland area, but below are the hospitals we most commonly refer to:
Veterinary Emergency Group Oak Brook – (331) 808-2720
VCA Arboretum View Animal Hospital – (630) 963-0424
VCA Aurora Animal Hospital – (630) 301-6100
Emergency Veterinary Services of Lisle - (630) 690-2900